Rick Hawthorne v. Irwin Jacobowitz

Case 2:22-cv-01566-SB-AGR Document Filed 03/11/ Page 1 of Page ID #:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No.: 2:22-cv-01566-SB-AGR Date: March 11, 2022

Title: Rick Hawthorne v. Irwin Jacobowitz et al.

Present: The Honorable STANLEY BLUMENFELD, JR., U.S. District Judge

Jennifer Graciano N/A

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s):

None Appearing None Appearing

Proceedings: [In Chambers] ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SUBJECT-

MATTER JURISDICTION

Plaintiff Rick Hawthorne filed an unlawful detainer action in state court against his tenants, Defendants Irwin and Pearl Jacobowitz. The complaint does not reference any federal law and specifies that Plaintiff’s demand does not exceed $10,000. Dkt. No. 1 at 12 of 67. Defendants, along with Dakota, Arizona, and Montana Jacobowitz, nevertheless removed the case pro se, invoking the Court’s federal-question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Dkt. No. 1.

Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, having…